Two armed robbers have been shot dead while trying to break into a hardware store in Eastleigh Estate, Nairobi.
The two, who were among a six-member gang that had plotted to rob a hardware store were shot dead by Pangani-based officers who responded swiftly to a distress call.
According to Directorate of Criminal Investigation(DCI), a gang of six men had broken into Jamarat hardware in Eastleigh’s 4th street before they were busted.
“Police got wind of the robbery and in a bid to clear the city off criminal gangs, responded swiftly and gunned down two of the thugs. Earlier, the misfits had arrived at the hardware aboard a pickup truck to stage their brazen robbery,” stated DCI.
In a bid to evade arrest, the gang fired at the officers with their bullets missing the Corporal leading the onslaught by a whisker.
“Unbowed, the officers responded decisively, leaving in their wake two gangsters fatally injured. Four others escaped with gunshot wounds,” stated the DCI.
Police recovered a pistol with three rounds of 9mm calibre, claw bars and other crude weapons.
Two water tanks that the thugs had managed to steal from the hardware and were ready for loading on their getaway truck were also recovered.
Detectives are pursuing the four who escaped while putting other criminals on notice, that the fight against crime will only get intense.